Double Whammy

Double Whammy

2001 · 93 min · EN · R · 5.4 (51 votes)
Dir. Tom DiCillo · Starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Luis Guzmán, Victor Argo, Chris Noth, Donald Faison · Music Jim Farmer

A comedy about a detective with everything... but a clue.

ComedyCrimeDrama

Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.

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A chaotic, darkly funny descent into a detective's unraveling life. It's a gritty, cynical ride through a world of tabloid shame and escalating personal crises, feeling like a fever dream of bad decisions.

cynicaldarkly comedicfranticgrimyfreneticneo-noirgritty crimesatiricalcharacter-drivenrivalryguiltidentitytabloid culture
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